EUROPEAN EXPLORATION New World North and South America

EUROPEAN EXPLORATION

“New World” (North and South America “Old World” (Europe, Africa, Asia)

New Spain Spanish

Conquistadors The Spanish people who colonized were called conquistadors Conquistadors believed that it was God’s plan for them to conquer new lands and get resources (gold) Tried to convert natives to Christianity

Spanish Colonization The Spanish colonize: Florida and Southwest America Central America South America The West Indies Colonization was violent and involved the killing and enslavement of Native Americans The Spanish Crown

Spanish Empire in the Americas Spanish conquistadors came to the Americas Europeans COULD explore because of new technology: compass, caravel, etc Europeans WANTED to explore because: God, Gold, and Glory

Early Spanish Colonization/Conquest 1494: Treaty of Tordesillas: Spain takes over most of Central and South America 1521: Hernan Cortes defeats the Aztec (thanks to smallpox) 1532: Francisco Pizzaro defeats the Incans Encomienda: system where Spanish colonizers enslave Native Americans and try to convert them to Christianity

Tell Me a Story Imagine that you are a Native American living in the Southwest under Spanish rule. Write 10 sentences about your life. Questions to Consider: What was life like before the Spanish arrived? Has your religion changed? Why? What has changed about your life and work now that the Spanish have arrived? Vocab to Include: Navajo or Pueblo Spirits Dry, humid, environment Housing- adobe Encomienda System – slave Missionary, Christianity, Las Casas Conquistador New Mexico

New France

New France explored because of the money more than God and Glory Most of their money came from the fur trade New France was bigger

Native Americans in New France The French treated the Native Americans as trading partners They traded furs Natives were not enslaved in New France There were less conflicts than between the natives and the Spanish

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